Embracing Failure as a Part of Success with Dragon Grit’s Caleb Palmquist

Fear of failure is one of the major things holding creators back from pursuing their dreams. In this session, Tyler James and writer Caleb Palmquist will talk about how to deal with the inevitable failures that come with being a creative, Caleb’s decision to cancel a Kickstarter project earlier this year, and why that hasn’t stopped him from pushing forward.

Highlights of This Session Include:

Caleb shares some of his past (and more recent) “failures” and how they provided some of the lessons he’s needed to have success.
The pros and cons of launching collaborative Kickstarter projects with artists vs. work-for-hire.
Some good reasons to cancel a Kickstarter campaign… and when you might want to ride it out.
Plus: It looks like Kickstarter has finally noticed the SPAM problem!

Today’s Episode is Sponsored by…

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Today’s Featured Guest:

Caleb Palmquist is a comic book writer, and the creator of the Kickstarter funded series such as Unicorn: Vampire Hunter and Vampire Detective in Space, and is the creator of the Modern Mythology anthology series, among others. He’s back on Kickstarter this month with Dragon Grit #1 a fantasy western with gunslingers and dragon riders.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Show:

Check out Caleb’s latest book, Dragon Grit #1 – A Fantasy Western (With Dragons!) on Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/giraffe-design/dragon-grit-1

What about marketing and promotion services that promise backers?
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More About Our Sponsor:

I sold the first comic I created when I was 14 years old out of my backpack in high school to a classmate for a crisp one dollar bill…

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What are your top 10 failures of all time? Pick 5 of them and write down the biggest lesson you learned from that failure. Pick 1 and share the failure and the lessons with your audience.